After years of casual hookups whenever the other hockey player is in town or the All Star weekend finds them together, Shane and Ilya are confronted with the reality that things just might be getting real. When the pair spend what feels more like a domesticated day at Ilya’s house rather than the quick affairs they’re used to, Shane bolts.

Based on the novels by Rachel Reid, “Heated Rivalry” follows “two rival hockey stars [Williams stars as Shane Hollander and Storrie stars as Ilya Rozanov] at the top of their game face an unexpected challenge when they develop feelings for each other, complicating their careers and the sport’s expectations,” per an IMDb synopsis.

Heated Rivalry Episode 4 “Rose” returns the HBO Max show’s main narrative back to star-crossed lovers Shane Hollander ( Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov ( Connor Storrie ). This week’s episode picks up much as we left off, with the two pro hockey stars duking it out on the ice only to melt in each other’s arms in secret.

The 25-year-old actor has found himself in the spotlight after his breakout role in the HBO Max-Crave series has caught fire: “As an actor, you just always hope that things pop off.”

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DECIDER caught up with Heated Rivalry stars Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams earlier this week and asked them what happened to Ilya’s bear tattoo.

Connor plays the fictional Russian-American hockey player Ilya Rozanov in HBO Max and Crave’s ‘Heated Rivalry.’ Get to know the actor here.

In a new interview with Deadline, the actors explained why they would rather spend a day on the intimate scenes than the sports work The post Heated Rivalry stars Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams say they prefer filming sex scenes to the hockey ones appeared first on Attitude.

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